The National Industrial Court, NIC, in Lagos, has restrained the management of La Cesera Company Plc , makers of La casera soft drink and other consumables, from terminating the employment of its workers.
Protesting Lacasera-workers
NIC restrains La Casera from sacking 1,500 workers
The industrial court in the country, gave the order on September 15, ordering the soft drink giant, either acting by itself or its agents, not to temper with the employment of the staff, pending the hearing of the substantive suit, on October 19, 2015.
“With this ruling, the action of the management, which through unsigned notice pasted on the gate of the company at the Amuwo Odofin Industrial Estate, Mile 2, a day earlier, (September 14), terminating the employment of its staff, has been nullified,” the court stated.
The company had sacked about 1,500 workers comprising 700 regular workers and 800 casuals.
Ruling on an ex-parte application dated September 11, 2015, on suit number NICN/LA/416/2015, brought by NUFBTE against La Casera Company Plc. Justice Obaseki-Osaghae, said, after hearing Mr. Sola Iji, counsel to claimant/applicant (NUFBTE), “it is hereby ordered that an order of interim injunction restraining the respondent/claimant whether by itself, its management, staff, directors, members, agents, proxies or privies from determining or otherwise terminating by any means, pending motion on notice filed by the respondent/claimant, will be heard along with the applicant/defendant’s motion on notice.”
The court ordered the parties to maintain peace and take no action that will lead to a breakdown of law and order. The case was adjourned to October 19, 2015 for hearing of the two pending motions.
